单词 | defence mechanism |
释义 | defence mechanismnoun 1An automatic reaction of the body against disease-causing organisms.It is equivocal whether or not fever can be universally regarded as a body defence mechanism, particularly as its usefulness or otherwise where there is no infection is obscure....
1.1A mental process initiated unconsciously to avoid experiencing conflict or anxiety.The traumatised patient uses denial as an ego defence mechanism that operates unconsciously to resolve emotional conflict, and to allay anxiety by refusing to perceive the more unpleasant aspects of external reality....
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